General introductions in the office.

        How to communicate naturally and politely with people you meet for the first time is a necessary skill in the workplace. The "English classroom" in this issue will tell you how to introduce yourself and others, so that you can become an ice breaker.

        Scenario 1: Greetings; Self-introduction

        Sabrina, a new colleague, has just been transferred from Taiwan to the US branch. Let's see how she can break the ice naturally and introduce herself.

        Sabrina: nice to meet you, Mr. White. I'm Sabrina Wang. I just transferred from Taiwan, I'm a new administrator here.

        Alan: please call me Alan! I'm a senior administrator!

        Sabrina: Oh, that's nice. How's everything going.

        Alan: pretty good so far. We're working on a big project late.

        Sabrina: Wow, that's great!

        At this time, Charles, head of the administration department, enters the conference room

        Alan: Good morning, Mr. Peterson. Sir, this is Sabrina Wang. Sabrina, this is Charles Peterson. He’s the Head of Administration Department.

        Sabrina: it's a pleasure to meet you, sir

        Charles: it's a pleasure to meet you, too

        Scenario 2: Office Tour

        Charles: we'll have Alan to show you around. He'll also introduce the company's products and services to help you get yourself ready

        Sabrina: that'll be wonderful. I really appreciate it!

        Alan: let me show you around and introduce you to everyone

        Sabrina: great! Thank you

        Grammar

        1. We use ‘a/an’ when we are introducing a job position that is held by multiple people. Example: “I am a salesperson.”

        2. We use ‘the’ when we are introducing a job position that is held only by just ONE person. Example: “I am the HR Head.”

        Sentence pattern extension

        In addition to “nice to meet you”, what other sentences can you use to greet for the first time? Here are several different ways of greeting and responding. The easiest way to remember is to add "too" after the sentence

        Example 1:

        A: It's a pleasure to meet you.

        B: It's a pleasure to meet you, too.

        Example two:

        A: It's an honor to meet you.

        B: Pleased to meet you, too

        Example three:

        A: It’s very nice to meet you.

        B: Good to meet you, too.

        Tips

        In business situations, when you need to introduce both parties, you should first introduce others to the most important one or the one in higher position, and then introduce them. The order of introduction is to introduce the host to the guests, and introduce the subordinates to the directors with higher positions, and the way of introduction must be consistent, preferably including the title and full name. For example: This is        (with name and title).

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